St. George (Cappadocia, ca. 275 - ca. 285 – Nicomedia, 23 April 303) is the saint who slew the dragon, a popular symbol of paganism and evil in the stories about medieval saints.
Of all the saints, dragon slayers are those who are most often worshipped....
The architects of the time had learned that round shapes were better able to withstand the stresses of earthquakes, especially apses, while the more angular shapes tended to give way more easily.
Undulating façades were also built for this reason, as they were more resistant....
The term bay indicates the space between two vertical elements, for example two columns or pillars.
It is characterised by the rhythmic repetition of the supporting elements, such as the succession of arcades in the nave of a church....
A transept is the space that runs transversally to the main direction of the church, i.e. of the naves, and before the apse. In churches with a Latin cross plan, it corresponds to the shorter arms....
A spire is a decorative architectural element that is typical, but not exclusive to, Gothic architecture.
The shape is pyramidal, slender, and used as an ornament in the roofs of churches, bell towers and towers....
A tower façade is a particular type of façade characterised by a narrow and elongated appearance and often has a belfry at the top. This type of façade is typical of Sicilian religious architecture....
He was the second son of Gaetano Quasimodo, a station master, and Clotilde Ragusa. He had three siblings: Enzo, Ettore and Rosina.
The great poet travelled on business throughout Italy from Messina, to Florence, Reggio Calabria, Milan and Imperia.
When he left for the first time, he changed the ...
The writer and poet Gesualdo Bufalino described the city of Modica in his work "Argo il cieco, ovvero i Sogni della Memoria" (Argo the Blind, or the Dreams of Memory), Palermo 1990:
"... a town similar to a broken pomegranate. It was near the seaside but rural; one half was condensed on a rocky spu...
MiC – Ministero della Cultura
Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.
Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.
